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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, known by the acronym Icann, is accepting applications for an infinite number of new Web addresses, known as top-level domain names.
A New Challenge for Web Freedom L. Gordon Crovitz 2012
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An announcement on Thursday by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, known as Icann, paves the way for an entire domain name to appear in Cyrillic or Arabic by the middle of this year.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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For those who secure domain names, there is a yearly fee to Icann of around $25,000.
Web Addresses Enter New.Era Sam Holmes 2011
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Following complaints from the US Federal Trade Commission and others that registries of website owners were sometimes poorly maintained, making it difficult to shut down scams, Icann chief executive Rod Beckstrom pledged that the top executives of all new registrars would undergo criminal background checks.
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Applicants that look like cyber-squatters taking advantage of brand names or trademarks that clearly don't belong to them will be rejected, Icann said.
Web Addresses Enter New.Era Sam Holmes 2011
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Some contests for a single name could be resolved by an auction, potentially generating sizeable revenue for Icann.
Web Addresses Enter New.Era Sam Holmes 2011
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Icann will start accepting applications for "top-level domains" such as .
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Sixty-one domain registrars have been stripped of their registrations or not renewed since 2003 because of violations such as failing to maintain proper documentation of who ran websites, failure to pay fees, or other problems, says Stacy Burnette, director for contractual compliance at Icann.
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Icann has said the new system will offer many ways for website owners to protect their trademarks.
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Icann will accept applications for addresses under the new rules from Jan. 12 to April 12.
Web Addresses Enter New.Era Sam Holmes 2011
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